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governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: mitt romney heads to colorado today for his last minute cram session. romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston sunday. he's been practicing since june. while many believe wednesday's debate is a must-win for romney, his running mate paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event will make-or-break this campaign. >> reporter: apparently not everyone got the memo to down play expectations. >> thursday morning you'll all be scratching your heads and say wow we have a barn burner now. >> reporter: the debate will center on domestic issues including the economy but right now romney is focused on foreign policy and has been slamming the president over his handling of the events in the middle east. in an op-ed in the "wall street journal" romney said the president showed weakness in the middle east. he said president obama heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. he doesn't understand an american policy that
governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: mitt romney heads to colorado today for his last minute cram session. romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston sunday. he's been practicing since june. while many believe wednesday's debate is a must-win for romney, his running mate paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event will make-or-break this campaign. >> reporter: apparently not everyone got the memo to down...
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president obama and mitt romney make final preparations for the first presidential debate. nancy cordes is on the trail if las vegas. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. >> jeff: sick of political ads? barry petersen in california reports on a referendum trying to limit them. mandarin chinese, the world's most spoken language now required in one american school district. mark strassman goes to class. >> what is the word for hello. >> niho. >> and fighting chance, a decorated combat veteran overcomes his battle scars, fulfilling a dream on the football field. >> i didn't die that day on october 3rd, i was meant to do something more in my life. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: and good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. after months arguing from a distance president obama and mitt romney meet face-to-face on wednesday. their first debate. it's scheduled for denver. 90 minutes focusing on domestic issues. nancy cordes is on the campaign trail tonight in las vegas, nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. and to gi
president obama and mitt romney make final preparations for the first presidential debate. nancy cordes is on the trail if las vegas. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. >> jeff: sick of political ads? barry petersen in california reports on a referendum trying to limit them. mandarin chinese, the world's most spoken language now required in one american school district. mark strassman goes to class. >> what is the word for hello. >> niho. >> and fighting chance,...
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president obama led by 2% before the first debate, which most voters believe romney won. the obama campaign says the president will be more prepared for tomorrow night's debate. he is preparing right now at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. he visited campaign volunteers nearby yesterday. mitt romney, meanwhile, is practicing in boston. he made just a brief appearance yesterday as he and his wife headed to church. the president's campaign says you can expect a different tone tomorrow night. romney's aides say that won't matter. >>> and this is your last chance to register to vote if you haven't done so already. in fact, today is the deadline to register in virginia. maryland voters have until tomorrow, and the same goes for people in west virginia. in the district, the deadline has already passed register by mail, but you can still register in person. you'll have to do it at a public library, firehouse, or police station. >>> the losing streak at fedex field is officially over. after eight loss ins a row, the redskins finally get their win at home with a big thanks in p
president obama led by 2% before the first debate, which most voters believe romney won. the obama campaign says the president will be more prepared for tomorrow night's debate. he is preparing right now at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. he visited campaign volunteers nearby yesterday. mitt romney, meanwhile, is practicing in boston. he made just a brief appearance yesterday as he and his wife headed to church. the president's campaign says you can expect a different tone tomorrow night....
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mitt romney's strong debate performance and yesterday's timely drop in the nation's unemployment rate. these are critical days on every level from fund-raising to how the candidates define themselves and each other to an electorate that is now fully engaged and focused. our andrea mitchell is standing by with analysis, but first nbc's peter alexander on the campaign trail in florida tonight. good evening. >> reporter: with one month to go, mitt romney is trying to capture the energy, with more enthusiastic crowds and a simpler message. >> thank you. >> reporter: after weeks that reenergized republicans and reinvigorated the race, president obama is trying to blunt mitt romney's momentum embracing friday's encouraging economic news. >> we learned that the unemployment rate is now at its lowest level since i took office. more americans are entering the workforce. more americans are getting jobs. >> but romney hasn't ceded any ground, attacking failed policies that have stifled growth. >> the participation of our adults in the workforce were the same as at the time he got elected our une
mitt romney's strong debate performance and yesterday's timely drop in the nation's unemployment rate. these are critical days on every level from fund-raising to how the candidates define themselves and each other to an electorate that is now fully engaged and focused. our andrea mitchell is standing by with analysis, but first nbc's peter alexander on the campaign trail in florida tonight. good evening. >> reporter: with one month to go, mitt romney is trying to capture the energy, with...
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. >> president obama and mitt romney take the stage at 9:00 tonight for their second presidential debate. democrats predict president obama will be livelier than he was last time. republicans believe romney will be energized by a new set of positive poll numbers. steve handelsman is at hofstra university where tonight's debate will take place. >> thanks. good evening. from hempstead, long island. with mitt romney ahead in a new poll in the all important swing states. even more is riding on the presidential debate here tonight. the pressure is on but so was the smile. barack obama headed to the hofstra debate. >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> reporter: mitt romney got sunshine from a starting poll by gallup for usa today that shows him leading now in 12 battleground states from colorado to florida to ohio. since the debate in denver, romney over obama, 50-46 among likely voters because gallup found romney trails with women in the swing states by just one. a once wide gender gap closed. te obama disputes the numbers. a shift like that is critical. >> whoever wins the wome
. >> president obama and mitt romney take the stage at 9:00 tonight for their second presidential debate. democrats predict president obama will be livelier than he was last time. republicans believe romney will be energized by a new set of positive poll numbers. steve handelsman is at hofstra university where tonight's debate will take place. >> thanks. good evening. from hempstead, long island. with mitt romney ahead in a new poll in the all important swing states. even more is...
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. >> today mitt romney still basking in the glow of his post-debate bump. and the president is reminding voters of the bailout of the auto industry, and it paid off. it's a weekend of debate preparation for president barack obama. he boarded air force one heading to williamsburg where he'll get ready for the town hall-style debate taking place tuesday. before leaving washington he reminded voters of his administration's rescue of the auto industry. >> but we refused to throw in the towel and do nothing. we refused to let detroit go bankrupt. i bet on american workers and american injean newty and three years later that bet is paying off in a big way. >> reporter: republican contender mitt romney is in ohio first preparing for the debate, then campaigning. he says there's been a crescendo of enthusiasm for his campaign and hammered away at the president's record. >> the income of the median family in america has gone down by $4,300 per family. in times like this, what is he talking about? saving big bird. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan also campai p
. >> today mitt romney still basking in the glow of his post-debate bump. and the president is reminding voters of the bailout of the auto industry, and it paid off. it's a weekend of debate preparation for president barack obama. he boarded air force one heading to williamsburg where he'll get ready for the town hall-style debate taking place tuesday. before leaving washington he reminded voters of his administration's rescue of the auto industry. >> but we refused to throw in the...
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denied he's confident. >> no, no, governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> reporter: while the candidates disappear for debate practice, their campaigns are working harder. pat harper, 79, is a volunteer for president obama. >> he did the best he could, i think, with what he had to work with. >> reporter: she's in waterloo, iowa, in her hometown, a battleground state. pat finds obama backers like kathy gerten. would kathy vote early, pat asks? >> yes. >> reporter: team obama getting votes in the bag, in case the debate goes mitt romney's way. a big swing in the polls is possible. in 2000, al gore was ahead of george w. bush until their debates. gore lost nine points in the polls and he lost the white house. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> a white house official acknowledged today that hackers tried to infiltrate the white house computer system. the official said the attack was prevented and that the target was an unclassif
denied he's confident. >> no, no, governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> reporter: while the candidates disappear for debate practice, their campaigns are working harder. pat harper, 79, is a volunteer for president obama. >> he did the best he could, i think, with what he had to work with. >> reporter: she's in waterloo, iowa, in her...
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be the underdog. >> governor romney, he's -- he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> he plays, barack obama, he plays them well, too. i hate to tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney practicing with ohio senator rob portman looks like he's been getting a workout. the president sparring with john kerry, even chose a key suburb in nevada, a battleground state, for his practice session. neither candidate is known as a great debater. aides say the president doesn't like to talk in sound bites, and can be patronizing. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> thank you. >> reporter: romney, say advisers, can come off as out of touch with average voters. >> rick, i'll tell you what, 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> reporter: in the 52 years since the debates were first televised the first rule is that appearances count. nixon should have shaved. al gore shouldn't have sighed. and the camera never blinks. challengers can benefit just by being on the stage with an incumbent president. >> are you better off than you were four years ago? >> reporter: it helps to have a
be the underdog. >> governor romney, he's -- he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> he plays, barack obama, he plays them well, too. i hate to tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney practicing with ohio senator rob portman looks like he's been getting a workout. the president sparring with john kerry, even chose a key suburb in nevada, a battleground state, for his practice session. neither candidate is known as a great debater. aides say the president doesn't like to talk in...
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>> i think what you saw in the debates that was governor romney and president obama both understand the american people are sick and tired of these wars. they are sorry they ever heard of the place called the middle east. they just want out. and so the question is how do you, to the degree you can, shape the environment after you get out? and i think that's what all of this talk about 2014 in afghanistan is, to focus the minds of afghan leaders. we are not going to be around. and i actually think iraq has gone better than i expected. so, who knows. afghanistan might too. i'm actually though in the long run, more pessimistic about afghanistan than i am about iraq. >> start by why do you think iraq has gone better than expected and then michael will talk about where you think there's gaps in this path's approach to t. >> i thought that iraq would unravel after the americans left. in fact, aid series on my blog called "iraq, the unraveling." it hasn't. rather it has sort of come to a stalemate it is not falling apart but not making any political progress it is just sort of sitting there, n
>> i think what you saw in the debates that was governor romney and president obama both understand the american people are sick and tired of these wars. they are sorry they ever heard of the place called the middle east. they just want out. and so the question is how do you, to the degree you can, shape the environment after you get out? and i think that's what all of this talk about 2014 in afghanistan is, to focus the minds of afghan leaders. we are not going to be around. and i...
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romney's favor, the second debate was a verbal fight. it got the president back on his feet was a the topic is foreign policy, but the sheer closeness is hanging over their head. the president arrived in florida tonight, aware he needs to do welln tonight's debate, the race being closer than ever. the polls show a dramatic divide within the 47-47 tie. there is that gender gap, the president up with women. mitt romney's lead is a commanding 33 points, but hispanics by a 70-25 margin, strongly prefer the president p. mr. romney spent the day mr. romney spent the day behind closed doors where the press was not allowed, inspecting the table where he and the president will sit. he knows the subject matter tonight puts him at a disadvantage, something he found out in the second debate. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> all right, i want to make sure we get that for the record. because it took the pr
romney's favor, the second debate was a verbal fight. it got the president back on his feet was a the topic is foreign policy, but the sheer closeness is hanging over their head. the president arrived in florida tonight, aware he needs to do welln tonight's debate, the race being closer than ever. the polls show a dramatic divide within the 47-47 tie. there is that gender gap, the president up with women. mitt romney's lead is a commanding 33 points, but hispanics by a 70-25 margin, strongly...
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will mitt romney take control and drive this political debate as we've been talking about? ironically is 1 said no. and three of you guys are involved in this. katty, you first. if romney has the issues, why can't he grab the wheel and say i'm going to talk about my exer per tease and obama's going have to listen? >> that person has so much control over the news cycle and all the trappings of the presidency he can use effectively to be the bigger voice in the rupe. chris: who runs the show? >> both do. i mean, that's the problem with this question is that we're going to have -- chris: i love tough questions. >> it's not a tough question. you just didn't give us the third option. chris: what is this third option? >> sometimes obama will. and sometimes romney. did i almost say reagan -- romney will. >> >> chris: my sense for a while he's going to be talking about his jobs plan. at some point romney's going to have to come out with a jobs plan. >> of course. there are a lot of gaps that need to be filled with his policy but i agree with kelly overall. this is why it's hard to
will mitt romney take control and drive this political debate as we've been talking about? ironically is 1 said no. and three of you guys are involved in this. katty, you first. if romney has the issues, why can't he grab the wheel and say i'm going to talk about my exer per tease and obama's going have to listen? >> that person has so much control over the news cycle and all the trappings of the presidency he can use effectively to be the bigger voice in the rupe. chris: who runs the...
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iran's nuclear program dominated part of the debate. mitt romney accused president obama of allowing iran to get closer to gaining a nuclear weapon. the president claimed his republican rival actually empowered iran. >> we're four yards closer to a nuclear iran, and we should not have wasted these four years in the point they were able to spin these centrifuges and get closer. >> the fact is, while we were coordinating an international coalition, you were still invested in a chipese state oil company that was doing business with the iranian oil sector. >> president obama also said reports that the u.s. and iran are planning to meet after the election are not true. the debate might have focused on foreign policy, but the conversation often shifted to domestic issues, including the bailout of the auto industry. >> look, i think anybody out there can check the record. governor romney, you keep on trying to air brush history. you were very clear that you would not provide government assistance to the oouts auto companies even if they went t
iran's nuclear program dominated part of the debate. mitt romney accused president obama of allowing iran to get closer to gaining a nuclear weapon. the president claimed his republican rival actually empowered iran. >> we're four yards closer to a nuclear iran, and we should not have wasted these four years in the point they were able to spin these centrifuges and get closer. >> the fact is, while we were coordinating an international coalition, you were still invested in a chipese...
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mitt romney is getting ready for the next session, next debate, hoping his mum carries over next week. >> john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. thanks for being here. i don't know if it's possible to strip politics away from these new unemployment numbers, but if you can, explain, does the president get credit for these numbers coming down, and how real are they? >> well, the president gets credit or blame for whatever the economic conditions are on his watch. these are numbers that are better than they've been, but they're still not good numbers. 7.8% is a high unemployment rate. we've got an economy that's not growing very fast. but it's certainly good news for the president to be able to say that 7.8%, the rate when i took office, we're back down there again. but i think people make too much political impact of these jobs numbers, because they don't need a government statistic to tell them how they feel about it. >> but then you have somebody influential like jack welch who tweets something suggesting these numbers are cooked. every expert seems to suggest that wou
mitt romney is getting ready for the next session, next debate, hoping his mum carries over next week. >> john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. thanks for being here. i don't know if it's possible to strip politics away from these new unemployment numbers, but if you can, explain, does the president get credit for these numbers coming down, and how real are they? >> well, the president gets credit or blame for whatever the economic conditions are on his watch. these...
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romney will be down for the rest of the weekend, working on debate prep. president obama head to ohio from here and then to louisiana on monday to meet with those impacted by hurricane isaac. campaign aides tell me in between stops he is working on his convention speech. what they call a work in progress. lester? >> kristen welker this morning. thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> the republican convention, a lot fewer viewers across the board than we've seen previously, 30% down from 2008. you would think this is the time folks really get invested in paying attention to the candidates. is this a sign about how we feel about the candidates or is it the candidates themselves? >> i think it's also politics, lester, in washington and dysfunction here. i think there may very well be and we may probably see it on the democratic side, as well, less interest, less intensity, a lot more cynicism, a feeling that people have that nothing is going to change for all of this debate. the personalities invol
romney will be down for the rest of the weekend, working on debate prep. president obama head to ohio from here and then to louisiana on monday to meet with those impacted by hurricane isaac. campaign aides tell me in between stops he is working on his convention speech. what they call a work in progress. lester? >> kristen welker this morning. thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> the republican...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney both claiming victory in their third and final debate. the candidates focused on foreign policy. they went back and forth on several issues, including iran, afghanistan, and iraq. the conversation got particularly heated when romney suggested the president made us weaker by going on a so-called apology tour of the middle east shortly after taking office. >> the president began what i've called an apology tour of going to various nations in the middle east and criticizing america. i think they looked at that and saw weakness. then when there were dissidents in the streets of tehran, a green revolution, holding signs saying, is america with us? the president was silent. >> nothing governor romney just said is true. starting with this notion of me apologizing. this has been probably the biggest whopper that's been told during the course of this campaign. and every fact checker and every reporter has looked at it, governor, and said this is not true. >> romney also criticized the president for not going to israel on his first trip to the midd
. >>> president obama and mitt romney both claiming victory in their third and final debate. the candidates focused on foreign policy. they went back and forth on several issues, including iran, afghanistan, and iraq. the conversation got particularly heated when romney suggested the president made us weaker by going on a so-called apology tour of the middle east shortly after taking office. >> the president began what i've called an apology tour of going to various nations in...
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. >> both president obama and mitt romney are preparing for tuesday's debate and campaigning in swing states. the president is in williamsburg, virginia, and it planning on staying there until the debate. john kerry is once again playing the role of romney, and romney is traveling all over ohio while prepping for the debate. it will be a town hall style. the latest poll numbers may be close, but president obama's campaign has one major thing to celebrate. total fund raising has been more than $181 million. the republicans have not released their september fundraising numbers. >> if you have not registered to vote yet, time is running out. the deadline for maryland and west virginia voters is tuesday, while the mail in deadline for registration passed last week. they can still regular strer this friday at any brie brar, fire house, or online. special interest groups in maryland are spending big bucks. supporters for and against question seven that would pay for a casey know have spent more than 47 million. that's on pace to exceed their spending. there's also been big spending for ques
. >> both president obama and mitt romney are preparing for tuesday's debate and campaigning in swing states. the president is in williamsburg, virginia, and it planning on staying there until the debate. john kerry is once again playing the role of romney, and romney is traveling all over ohio while prepping for the debate. it will be a town hall style. the latest poll numbers may be close, but president obama's campaign has one major thing to celebrate. total fund raising has been more...
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arizona, a bigger lead where the debate is being held tonight for mitt romney. he sits at 43-27. interestingly, both polls are able to show the same story which is its organization for romney versus ideology and momentum for santorum. look at this. among those folks who voted in michigan, you have mitt romney with a 23-point lead and arizona among those folk whose already voted, he's got a 30-point lead. santorum's strength is ideology among tea party supporters, he leads romney by 20 points in michigan. among those who call themselves conservative, he leads by almost 40 points in michigan. that's what this has come down to. tonight's debate may tell us a lot. it's organization with romney versus momentum and ideology and passion for santorum. >> chuck todd, thanks, as always. >>> a panel of experts for the fda recommended a new diet drug called qnexa should be approved. the recommendation comes despite concerns about heart and birth defect risks. the panel said the drug's effectiveness outweighs any potential risks. the fda will now decide whether to give full approval later thi
arizona, a bigger lead where the debate is being held tonight for mitt romney. he sits at 43-27. interestingly, both polls are able to show the same story which is its organization for romney versus ideology and momentum for santorum. look at this. among those folks who voted in michigan, you have mitt romney with a 23-point lead and arizona among those folk whose already voted, he's got a 30-point lead. santorum's strength is ideology among tea party supporters, he leads romney by 20 points in...
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and there was a lot of time being spent debating mitt romney's plan. and in an odd way while the obama folks think long term that will help them create contrasts and comparatives, short-term it elevates romney to sort of presidential ideas and allows that voter to say can i picture that guy in the big chair, brian? >> and tom brokaw, i'm guessing you concur that the victory from tonight is for substance. say what you will, yes, there's going to be spin. yes, these are two guys on different sides of the ideological aisle. we've got a good substantive airing tonight. especially on the economy. of the issues we set out to discuss. >> this is what a debate should be about. let the two candidates go after each other. they both came prepared knowing they were going to have to close the case, if you will, with the american people. i think there's a consensus at this hour at least that governor romney, whether or not you agree with his policies, marshalled his facts in a more coherent fashion than the president did. hailey barbour, who's one of the great repub
and there was a lot of time being spent debating mitt romney's plan. and in an odd way while the obama folks think long term that will help them create contrasts and comparatives, short-term it elevates romney to sort of presidential ideas and allows that voter to say can i picture that guy in the big chair, brian? >> and tom brokaw, i'm guessing you concur that the victory from tonight is for substance. say what you will, yes, there's going to be spin. yes, these are two guys on...
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. >> there is a debate about what president obama's policies after the arab spring was apparent. what's that's created, should the united states do more. >> the on going protests and riots will be a focus today. they will talk to david about the incidents, and susan rice, american's ambassador to the u.n. we'll discuss the united states role. you can catch that all on "meet the press." the gop candidates are trying to refocus on domestic issues and other issues. paul ryan hammered the president saying his economic policies failed the country. he said that the president has put america on the road to financial re union. >> the federal reserve is coming out with a new bailout. this matters, so the federal reserve is basically saying that we don't have a recovery, obamanomics did not work. >> they are facing a uphill battle. a wall street journal poll shows the president obama five points ahead of them. this morning, sand lism near a mosque is not a hate crime but a random crime spree. about 30 dcars were hit. >> there is no evidence to believe that this is a hate crime or specifica
. >> there is a debate about what president obama's policies after the arab spring was apparent. what's that's created, should the united states do more. >> the on going protests and riots will be a focus today. they will talk to david about the incidents, and susan rice, american's ambassador to the u.n. we'll discuss the united states role. you can catch that all on "meet the press." the gop candidates are trying to refocus on domestic issues and other issues. paul ryan...
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clearly the president's efft was to paint governor romney, paint the debate as kind of a past versus future framing. it was specifically about the military, the governor's assertion we have fewer ships as a navy since at any time since 1916, a very sharp comeback from the president. >> right. what that spoke to was this commander in chief test. our colleague, tom brokaw, likes to talk about voters watching an event like this and imagining either the president or his challenger as commander in chief in the oval office. obviously, a sitting president has always passed that threshold test. and i think you saw president obama trying to make it very clear that mitt romney and his judgment was not up to the test, talking about his positions being all over the map. talking about the fact that you've never had to execute on foreign policy decisions, talking about when i -- what i've learned as commander in chief. you also saw, brian, the president determined to pick a fight, as you've just referenced, with governor romney. and romney, surprisingly, determined to avoid a fight, playing almost
clearly the president's efft was to paint governor romney, paint the debate as kind of a past versus future framing. it was specifically about the military, the governor's assertion we have fewer ships as a navy since at any time since 1916, a very sharp comeback from the president. >> right. what that spoke to was this commander in chief test. our colleague, tom brokaw, likes to talk about voters watching an event like this and imagining either the president or his challenger as...
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. >> a sudden focus on romney's wealth and whether he'll share his tax returns. >> maybe. you know, i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at what our documents are. >> jeered at thursday's debate where gingrich got cheers. >> we need leadership prepared to take on big projects. >> a cafe in lexington, some mitt voters were switching to newt. >> i think romney wouldn't be a good a debater against obama as what gingrich would. >> gingrich's second wife claiming he asked her to okay his affair with his current wife, calista may not have stopped his surge. >> i'm more interested in getting obama out of office than i am anything else right now. >> mitt romney wants to get out of south carolina with his campaign intact. but since 1980 whoever has won the republican primary in the state has gone on to get the republican nomination. steve handelsman. >>> dc council member marion berry will spend the night in the hospital tonight, his office says he had a minor surgical procedure today involving his urinary tract, he will be 76 in march. he has survived prostat
. >> a sudden focus on romney's wealth and whether he'll share his tax returns. >> maybe. you know, i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at what our documents are. >> jeered at thursday's debate where gingrich got cheers. >> we need leadership prepared to take on big projects. >> a cafe in lexington, some mitt voters were switching to newt. >> i think romney wouldn't be a good a debater against obama as what gingrich would. >>...
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mitt romney will campaign out west. he'll join mitt romney in colorado. the republican candidates will also visit nevada today. both candidates are hoping last night's third and final debate gives them a boost going forward. president obama criticized mitt romney's foreign policy views and called them outdated. he used his stance on russia as an example. >> a few months ago when you were asked the biggest geopolitical threat facing america is russia. not al qaeda, middle east. call the 1980s and ask for their foreign policy because the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> and mitt romney countered saying the president has made this country weaker with his policy. >> and i call it an apology tour going to the middle east and criticizing america. i think they saw that as weakness. then when there were dissidents in the streets of tehran, a green revolution, holding signs saying, is america with us? the president was silent. i think they noticed that as well. >> romney also claims iran is four years closer to having a nuclear weapon because the obama admi
mitt romney will campaign out west. he'll join mitt romney in colorado. the republican candidates will also visit nevada today. both candidates are hoping last night's third and final debate gives them a boost going forward. president obama criticized mitt romney's foreign policy views and called them outdated. he used his stance on russia as an example. >> a few months ago when you were asked the biggest geopolitical threat facing america is russia. not al qaeda, middle east. call the...
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so as he has with the first two debates, mitt romney has been preparing vigorously for this third debate. you can expect president obama to talk about the fact that he killed osama bin laden. let's talk about the fact he ended the war in iraq, that he's drawn down troops in afghanistan. but of course, there's a big opening here, and that is on the issue of libya. mitt romney has been hammering president obama and the obama administration for its handling of the situation in libya, for their sort of muddled message in the beginning for not having enough security at the consulate there in libya. i think you can expect romney to come out strong on that issue. and also on the issue of china. this is something that the two men have been sparring about on the campaign trail. i think we'll hear them talk about it quite a bit this evening. one more point i want to make, jim. president obama did not have a strong debate performance during that first debate. his campaign advisers tell me he just can't afford to have another debate performance like that. president obama has also been preparing vigo
so as he has with the first two debates, mitt romney has been preparing vigorously for this third debate. you can expect president obama to talk about the fact that he killed osama bin laden. let's talk about the fact he ended the war in iraq, that he's drawn down troops in afghanistan. but of course, there's a big opening here, and that is on the issue of libya. mitt romney has been hammering president obama and the obama administration for its handling of the situation in libya, for their...
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it's not a huge opening, but since the debate and on the campaign trail today, romney's rivals see an opportunity to touch a chord with conservative voters who already are not entirely sold on the idea of romney as a conservative. to now make the argument that he's vulnerable in a general election. he is not electable because of his experience at bain capital. because he may be gap-prone. they say take a second look, new hampshire, and take a look at him again in south carolina. a veteran republican from south carolina told me tonight, brian, he actually sees evidence of consolidation around romney in his favor. his rivals don't have a lot of time left. >> was interesting this weekend, you have two debates, what, 10, 11 hours apart. it was clear the candidates waited for the second one, yours yesterday morning to attack romney and leave that lasting doubt in voters' minds. >> i think that's right. i think the reality set in. he won in iowa. he's way ahead here in new hampshire. he's ahead in south carolina. if they are successfully going to make the case whether it's huntsman, santoru
it's not a huge opening, but since the debate and on the campaign trail today, romney's rivals see an opportunity to touch a chord with conservative voters who already are not entirely sold on the idea of romney as a conservative. to now make the argument that he's vulnerable in a general election. he is not electable because of his experience at bain capital. because he may be gap-prone. they say take a second look, new hampshire, and take a look at him again in south carolina. a veteran...
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i think that is a debate that romney would like to have. and it's a dicey business when you talk about is this would not happen if i informs office, it's hard to prove and not many details. >> you still see romney talking about the recent use of defense cuts, will we see that take more center stage as an issue in the wake of the recent attacks? a september surprise, you know, the idea that foreign policy inserting itself into the national and presidential debate, and if this which is leman moment for romney. they fell around this time in september 2008 and it turned out a be a negative moment for john mccain in the race. we're going into the debates as well. >> as we talked before, mitt romney wants the focus to stay on the economy. but when things like this come up, how does he make his way back? >> he has to do a lot of things at once. i think it's appropriate, and i think americans should want to see the debate. and in such a delicate time, you have this kind of anti-american protests. >> and coming up on "meet the press." you are talkin
i think that is a debate that romney would like to have. and it's a dicey business when you talk about is this would not happen if i informs office, it's hard to prove and not many details. >> you still see romney talking about the recent use of defense cuts, will we see that take more center stage as an issue in the wake of the recent attacks? a september surprise, you know, the idea that foreign policy inserting itself into the national and presidential debate, and if this which is...
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white house aides say the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> this president promised a few things in 2008. he would end the iraq war. de. he would take the al qaeda fight and degrade them. he has. he would focus on osama bin laden and bring him to justice. he did. >> reporter: susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> foreign policy will be the focus of the last presidential debate which is scheduled for october 22 in florida. bob schieffer will moderate that. >>> two americans are dead following a fight between u.s. and afghan forces. a soldier and a contractor were killed in that fight. nato has classified the incident asen insider attack. this weekend's death raises the american toll in the afghanistan war to 2000 u.s. service members who have been killed since the invasion in 2001. most u.s. and foreign troops are scheduled to be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. >>> the supreme court starts a new session today. a number of big cases are going to be considering moving on throughout the year. they're including issues related to same-se
white house aides say the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> this president promised a few things in 2008. he would end the iraq war. de. he would take the al qaeda fight and degrade them. he has. he would focus on osama bin laden and bring him to justice. he did. >> reporter: susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> foreign policy will be the focus of the last presidential debate which is scheduled for october 22 in florida. bob...
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they're going to meet in debate. three hour and a half debates. will the president look at mitt romney in the face and say you're not qualified to be a candidate because you ran a chop shop whose purpose is to make money for the wealthy behind it? >> he will. the evidence in chicago, nato backdrop, dealing with afghanistan, g8 and the roaro, the president was presented a political question. he could have said no, it's not the time. he gave an answer. i'm going after him and will not be afraid. chris: head-to-head? >> there is no reason not to. chris: he says you ain't got it. >> we haven't seen romney go aggressively on defense. he is backing away from his claims that he created jobs. chris: winning the debate so far? >> that was a great point, major point. for obama to go straight at this at the nato summit where he is announcing the end of the war in afghanistan, it means that he really feels strongly about it. chris: barack obama wasn't the first to hit romney on his history. newt gingrich paved the way during the primaries with ads that laid o
they're going to meet in debate. three hour and a half debates. will the president look at mitt romney in the face and say you're not qualified to be a candidate because you ran a chop shop whose purpose is to make money for the wealthy behind it? >> he will. the evidence in chicago, nato backdrop, dealing with afghanistan, g8 and the roaro, the president was presented a political question. he could have said no, it's not the time. he gave an answer. i'm going after him and will not be...
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santorum says it's the basis for obama care and would basically make it impossible for romney to debate obama on the issue. >> governor romney tells a very nice story about what his plan is now. it wasn't his plan when he was in a position to do a plan. when he was governor of massachusetts, he put forth romney care, not a bottom-up free market system. it was a government-run health care system that was the basis of obama care. and it has been an abject failure, and he has stood by it. >> real clear politics has compiled an average of some of the country's biggest polls and shows a virtual tie. right now romney is receiving an average of 31.8% of support while gingrich is about a point behind at 30.6. that's double the support of ron paul who got an average of 14.4%. rick santorum as you see trails with 12%. back to you. >> thank you. >>> funnyman stephen colbert will rally voters in south carolina and push them to vote for herman cain. cain will still appear on the ballot despite suspending his campaign in november. the deadline to get on the ballot in colbert's home state has passed.
santorum says it's the basis for obama care and would basically make it impossible for romney to debate obama on the issue. >> governor romney tells a very nice story about what his plan is now. it wasn't his plan when he was in a position to do a plan. when he was governor of massachusetts, he put forth romney care, not a bottom-up free market system. it was a government-run health care system that was the basis of obama care. and it has been an abject failure, and he has stood by it....
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instead of celebrating, romney is defending himself after one of his biggest supporters reignited a debate over president obama's birth. >> a lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. they're questioning the authentivity of his birth certificate. there are major questions here. >> romney responded by saying he doesn't always agree with his supporters. trump hosted romney for a multimillion dollar fundraiser in las vegas yesterday as the former governor secured the nomination. >>> when mitt romney says -- >> planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. >> romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. >> planned parenthood is shelling out serious cash to go after mitt romney. the organization is spending $ .4 million to run this ad -- $1.4 million to run this ad in virginia. more than three times what the group spent in the 2008 campaign. it says it plans on spending much more in the future. planned parenthood says it wants to use romney's own words to undermine his support among women. >>> today kenyan mcduffie will be sworn in a
instead of celebrating, romney is defending himself after one of his biggest supporters reignited a debate over president obama's birth. >> a lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. they're questioning the authentivity of his birth certificate. there are major questions here. >> romney responded by saying he doesn't always agree with his supporters. trump hosted romney for a multimillion dollar fundraiser in las vegas yesterday as the former governor secured the...
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meantime, mitt romney, a little of the focus taken off him at the beginning of the debate. he still says he's not going to release his tax forms until april. meantime, ron paul says no reason to release my tax forms. i'm a member of congress, my financial disclosures are already out there. and i don't talk to lobbyists anyway. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in-person, absentee voting begins in virginia. voters have two choices -- mitt romney and ron paul. gingrich and santorum didn't collect the required number of signatures. the primary day is more than a month away. it takes place super tuesday, march 6. >>> breaking news. we have learned that police have arrested a man who started an all-night standoff inside an apartment complex. this is all happening in the 1000 block of 13th street southeast. news4's tracee wilkins is live with the breaking details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it looks like they have their suspect, according to one police officer. told me they took this man in
meantime, mitt romney, a little of the focus taken off him at the beginning of the debate. he still says he's not going to release his tax forms until april. meantime, ron paul says no reason to release my tax forms. i'm a member of congress, my financial disclosures are already out there. and i don't talk to lobbyists anyway. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in-person, absentee voting begins in...
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tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 22nd, 2012. >>> a very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. heading into tonight's third and final presidential debate, our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows election night could be a cliff hang we are the candidates now dead heaven. chuck todd breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows the candidates in a 47-47 tie among likely voters. in mid september, the president led 50-45. the numbers show an etchly divided country overall. the president's job approval holding steady at 49%. economic approval down at 46%. foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered vote
tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 22nd, 2012. >>> a very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz....
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and final debate quickly turned into a romney-santorum smackdown, each one giving as good as they got. nbc's peter alexander reports tonight from the trail in michigan. >> reporter: mitt romney wasted no time today, trying to capitalize on his rival rick santorum's performance in last night's debate. >> i don't know that i've ever seen a politician explain in so many ways why it was he voted against his principles. >> reporter: like santorum's admission that he made a mistake backing president bush's education overhaul. >> it was against the principles i believed in, but when you're part of the team sometimes you take one for the team for the leader, and i made a mistake. you know, politics is a team sport, folks. >> reporter: in phoenix today romney took a swing at that comment, too. >> he talked about this as taking one for the team. i wonder which team he was taking it for? >> reporter: riding a wave of momentum. >> i'm here to talk about a positive solution to the problems that confront this country. >> reporter: santorum who insists he's the true conservative in the race mocked r
and final debate quickly turned into a romney-santorum smackdown, each one giving as good as they got. nbc's peter alexander reports tonight from the trail in michigan. >> reporter: mitt romney wasted no time today, trying to capitalize on his rival rick santorum's performance in last night's debate. >> i don't know that i've ever seen a politician explain in so many ways why it was he voted against his principles. >> reporter: like santorum's admission that he made a mistake...
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the tightness only underscores the importance of this convention for romney, as he debates how to reintroduce himself to the american public. >> all i can do is be who i am and remember that popeye line, i am what i am, and that's all that i am. >> reporter: even as romney evokes popeye, both he and his wife, ann, are determined to show they aren't the caricature proclaimed in attack ads. >> she also got me one of the three-pack of shirts from costco. they're very nice irts. >> the kirkland shirts he's wearing them all the time. hey that shirt looks pretty good. i got it at costco. >> reporter: tonight's featured speakers were supposed to be south carolina governor nikki haley, former arkansas governor mick huckabee and former florida governor jeb bush. they instead will be appearing tuesday, wednesday and thursday nights respectively, brian. >> chuck todd on the convention floor behind us, thanks. at this point let's bring in the rest of our political team, david gregory is here with us in the studio, moderator of "meet the press" and andrea mitchell, veteran of many political conventions, i
the tightness only underscores the importance of this convention for romney, as he debates how to reintroduce himself to the american public. >> all i can do is be who i am and remember that popeye line, i am what i am, and that's all that i am. >> reporter: even as romney evokes popeye, both he and his wife, ann, are determined to show they aren't the caricature proclaimed in attack ads. >> she also got me one of the three-pack of shirts from costco. they're very nice irts....
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. >> president obama and mitt romney are getting their final preparations ready for the second debate. it will take place in long island. it will focus on domestic and foreign policy. it begins at 9:00 and you can watch it here on nbc 4. >>> we are following breaking news from metro. a person struck by a train around 11:00 a.m. this morning. the station remains open. the trains are single tracking between judiciary square and dupont circle. no word on the condition of the victim. >>> new today, social security recipients found out how much extra they will get each month. their payment will go up 1.7% next year as part of a cost of living adjustment. it's the smallest in almost 40 years. last year was 3.6%. payments average around $1200 a month. that works out to $20 a month. >>> it's the day families have been looking forward to. more than 100 service members are back from afghanistan. this one happened especially important meaning. >> reporter: a very happy day for the men and women of the d.c. national guard, 273rd. they have been in afghanistan for the last ten months. now, they ar
. >> president obama and mitt romney are getting their final preparations ready for the second debate. it will take place in long island. it will focus on domestic and foreign policy. it begins at 9:00 and you can watch it here on nbc 4. >>> we are following breaking news from metro. a person struck by a train around 11:00 a.m. this morning. the station remains open. the trains are single tracking between judiciary square and dupont circle. no word on the condition of the victim....
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win, then let's just have it out. >> previewing the debate to the fall campaign, the social issues versus the economy. more than 200,000 jobs created in february, and who has the winning prescription for more growth? with us, romney supporter and chair of the governor's association, virginia's governor, bob mcdonnell, and maryland's governor, martin o'malley. finally, our political roundtable is here to talk politics and about something else, civility. where has it gone and can it return? why the president called sandra after rush limbaugh attacks? he was thinking about his own daughters. >> i want them to speak their mind in a thoughtful way, and i don't want them attacked or called horrible names because they are being good citizens. >> we have a discussion with reverend al sharpton, host of msnbc's politics nation. and marsha blackburn, and ej dionne, and peggy noonan. >>> good morning. another split decision in republican presidential contest held over the weekend, and the results showing a big win in kansas for rick santorum, but mitt romney also won the delegate in wyoming's on goin
win, then let's just have it out. >> previewing the debate to the fall campaign, the social issues versus the economy. more than 200,000 jobs created in february, and who has the winning prescription for more growth? with us, romney supporter and chair of the governor's association, virginia's governor, bob mcdonnell, and maryland's governor, martin o'malley. finally, our political roundtable is here to talk politics and about something else, civility. where has it gone and can it return?...
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don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> tonight president obama and mitt romney will meet face-to-face for perhaps the last time before election day. the candidates will square off in their third and final debate. it will take place on the campus of lynn university in boca raton, florida. the president has been preparing at camp david, romney in florida. both candidates have kept low profiles. but their campaigns used the sunday morning talk shows to appeal to voters. >> the american people have gotten to see mitt romney up close as he offers his vision of the future what he would do as president. even more startling is the president's complete failure to put forth an agenda for the next four years. if he did come to one the events, you'd hear the case for how he'd build an education system second to none so we have the best trained workers in the year. how we get control of our energy future. >> tonight's debate begins at 9:00. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. we want to hear from you during and after tonight's debate. our own andy gulf will gather your comments and they may end
don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> tonight president obama and mitt romney will meet face-to-face for perhaps the last time before election day. the candidates will square off in their third and final debate. it will take place on the campus of lynn university in boca raton, florida. the president has been preparing at camp david, romney in florida. both candidates have kept low profiles. but their campaigns used the sunday morning talk shows to appeal to voters. >> the...
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have you been in touch after the debate? >> george, his problem going in is he said i don't think president obama can work with congress or that romney has a plan. we talked this morning and george is leaning toward governor romney. he was impressed last night but he is still undecided. >> harry smith with the wild and woolly chase for the undecided out there. looked like you had a good time at their house. >> i would happy to go back. >> we should revisit after the election. >>> we have more coming up including the simple question what is the deal with gluten all of a sudden? we'll look at why now. >>> but next, he's worth billions, wears the same t-shirt every day and has his hands full in the big boy role of ceo. tonight matt lauer talks to mark zuckerberg. >> do you think the employees are comfortable to walk right up to you and say, excuse me -- what do they calm you, mark? >> mark. >> are they comfortable to come up and ask you questions? >> no one calls me mr. zuckerberg. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartp
have you been in touch after the debate? >> george, his problem going in is he said i don't think president obama can work with congress or that romney has a plan. we talked this morning and george is leaning toward governor romney. he was impressed last night but he is still undecided. >> harry smith with the wild and woolly chase for the undecided out there. looked like you had a good time at their house. >> i would happy to go back. >> we should revisit after the...
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david cameron said, mitt romney has achieved the impossible, united every party in england against him. >> john, what are the criticisms even on left about president obama, there's been some frustration, whether his debate performance or someone a leader with great oratorical skills, his vision for the country on his own policies, health care and what it went through are somewhat lacking. do you think that explains in part why the election is so close? >> of course, i mean look, it's tough to compete with bill clinton in that field. i think the president is very inspiring. and i think all of the things we don't show in the movie, the closed door meetings he has with panetta where he says put bin laden at the front of the to do list, he plays things close to the vest. and i think there's an element of perhaps he could be a better smoozer, a guy who says whatever needs to be said to get things done. i think he's fairly principled. in terms of the decision to green light the raid, i think it was a politically unwise call. it was a -- something that had much more political downside than up
david cameron said, mitt romney has achieved the impossible, united every party in england against him. >> john, what are the criticisms even on left about president obama, there's been some frustration, whether his debate performance or someone a leader with great oratorical skills, his vision for the country on his own policies, health care and what it went through are somewhat lacking. do you think that explains in part why the election is so close? >> of course, i mean look,...
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a controversy still raging more than a week after the presidential debate. mitt romney is about to cut funding for pbs programs and now the president is running a campaign that mocks that. >> absolutely. >> what are your listeners saying about this big bird mess? >> you know, the people behind big bird and sesame street said, i did not approve this ad. the democrats, yes, are running this ad. many african-americans say, and supporters of president obama, say, look, we don't want any reminders of that debate last week, because the president didn't do so well. even bringing up big bird, not such a good idea. but for our listeners, they're huge supporters of public broadcasting. howard university television is a public broadcasting station and runs programming that is geared towards minorities and those folks who would fall in that 47% category. and so they say plucking big bird's feathers, not sitting well with them. and in fact, pbs said cutting federal funding is not really a big budget-busting move anyway. >> okay. a lot of folks are worried about big bird,
a controversy still raging more than a week after the presidential debate. mitt romney is about to cut funding for pbs programs and now the president is running a campaign that mocks that. >> absolutely. >> what are your listeners saying about this big bird mess? >> you know, the people behind big bird and sesame street said, i did not approve this ad. the democrats, yes, are running this ad. many african-americans say, and supporters of president obama, say, look, we don't...
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the debate but romney appeared to stumble again when asked if he would follow his father who also ran for president and release several years of his tax returns. >> maybe. you know, i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at what the -- what our documents are. >> reporter: the contentious debate concluded a head-snapping day that began with rick perry abruptly dropping out of the race and endorsing gingrich. >> i believe newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country, and newt is not perfect, but who among us is? >> reporter: and more than two weeks after the iowa caucuses santorum claimed new momentum after a recount determined he actually won there by 34 votes. >> i also want to thank the people of iowa for a little delayed but most welcomed victory there. >> an entirely different question. >> reporter: at times thursday night's debate got so intense it was even hard for the candidates to keep track. >> beats me. i don't know. where are we at, john? >> reporter: as for newt gingrich and tax returns they showed that in 2010 he and his wife made more
the debate but romney appeared to stumble again when asked if he would follow his father who also ran for president and release several years of his tax returns. >> maybe. you know, i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at what the -- what our documents are. >> reporter: the contentious debate concluded a head-snapping day that began with rick perry abruptly dropping out of the race and endorsing gingrich. >> i believe newt is a conservative visionary who...
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john kerry will play the role of romney during president obama's debate preps. >>> bracing for tropical storm isaac. our chief meet rol jury doug took this picture. popular party destination looked more like a ghost town as thousands of residents and tourists evacuated the city. doug will be live from new orleans starting at 4:00 today. meanwhile, dominion power is sending more crews to the gulf region to help restore electricity. about 50 crews and 32 bucket trucks will help with relief efforts. dominion sent about 80 crews to the region over the weekend. pepco also has more than 200 crews in the beautiful ready to help restore power. storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is here tracking isaac and joins us now with its latest track. >> yes. this just in. right now it is still a tropical storm. tropical storm isaac is still spinning away over the north central gulf of mexico and the latest indications are that it will maintain tropical storm strength that may not become a hurricane. right now winds are at 70 miles an hour. five miles an hour below hurricane strength. latest track takes
john kerry will play the role of romney during president obama's debate preps. >>> bracing for tropical storm isaac. our chief meet rol jury doug took this picture. popular party destination looked more like a ghost town as thousands of residents and tourists evacuated the city. doug will be live from new orleans starting at 4:00 today. meanwhile, dominion power is sending more crews to the gulf region to help restore electricity. about 50 crews and 32 bucket trucks will help with...
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>> in the debate this week? >> i think the edge goes to romney. he kept santorum on the defensive. he appeared like he was an incumbent senator having to defend his voting record, defend where he violated his principles. that's not what you want to be here. i think they -- i say they've been working that jab romney has on santorum. he did it in the debate, has been doing it with advertising in michigan and that is putting -- raising santorum's negatives here as we get closer to tuesday. >> romney still has way more money right? >> oh, yeah. the money -- it's an enthusiasm contest. you know what i mean? not about the money. romney still is not connecting. you know, he heard today he is talking about how many cadillacs his wife has. these things when he ad libs it just doesn't connect. santorum does better on that score. >> why is he having such a hard time in michigan? he grew up there. he won in michigan four years ago. what -- >> it's more socially conservative in the republican primary than people realize. i think romney has hurt himself some among auto workers opposing the presi
>> in the debate this week? >> i think the edge goes to romney. he kept santorum on the defensive. he appeared like he was an incumbent senator having to defend his voting record, defend where he violated his principles. that's not what you want to be here. i think they -- i say they've been working that jab romney has on santorum. he did it in the debate, has been doing it with advertising in michigan and that is putting -- raising santorum's negatives here as we get closer to...
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. >> governor romney is an excellent debater. i'm just okay. >> governor rom the high, president obama gearing up for their first president debate on wednesday. >> i don't think one event is going make-or-break this campaign. >> thursday morning you'll be scratching your head and say wow we have a barn burner now in this race. >> maria asked you why didn't you tell me and what did you say? >> that i did not know how to. the things that really meant the most to me really fell apart because of my doing. i look back and say how you could have done that. >> in japan the powerful typhoon captured on tape. >> lindsay lohan recovering from a scuffle with a man over photos he took of her on his cell phone. >>> he wasn't injured. the skateboarder is still eating >> all that -- >> no, no, no! >> he just pile drives donald jones. >> and all that matters. >> the europeans staged and epic come back to win the ryder cup. >> on cbs "this morning." >> the idea that you play a fictional character on tv who has now real influence. are you surprise
. >> governor romney is an excellent debater. i'm just okay. >> governor rom the high, president obama gearing up for their first president debate on wednesday. >> i don't think one event is going make-or-break this campaign. >> thursday morning you'll be scratching your head and say wow we have a barn burner now in this race. >> maria asked you why didn't you tell me and what did you say? >> that i did not know how to. the things that really meant the most...
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out here in these debates and tries to say he's the conservative in the race. it is a joke. >> reporter: defending his snob remark about the president, suggesting all americans give college a try, even going after in graphic detail the famed 1960 speech by john f. kennedy to protestant ministers. >> i believe in a president whose views on religion are his own private affair. >> reporter: a speech about separation of church and state. >> i don't believe in an america with a separation of church and state as absolute. people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. >> reporter: for mitt romney, who picked up an endorsement from arizona's governor jan brewer in advance of that state's tuesday primary, connecting with the religious right has been a struggle. >> kim drives a couple of cadillacs actually. >> reporter: so too with blue collar republicans, like some of today's nascar fans, many of whom say romney is out of touch. >> you know, i can't be perfect. i just am who i am. if people think there is something wrong with being
out here in these debates and tries to say he's the conservative in the race. it is a joke. >> reporter: defending his snob remark about the president, suggesting all americans give college a try, even going after in graphic detail the famed 1960 speech by john f. kennedy to protestant ministers. >> i believe in a president whose views on religion are his own private affair. >> reporter: a speech about separation of church and state. >> i don't believe in an america with...
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. >> reporter: ryan and romney are appealing to younger voters, obama voters. >> this is a debate we want to have, this is a debate we need to have and this is a debate we're going to win. >> reporter: but distracting attention from medicare, romney today surprisingly revealed bottom lines from ten years of his tax returns, that he still won't release. >> every year i paid at least 13%, and if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity, why, the number never gets above 20%. >> the tax rate is 35% on regular income. the obama campaign quickly demanded that romney release his tax returns. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> a spokesman for the romney/ryan camp continues to claim that the obama campaign is continues to run a fear and smear campaign. >>> governor bock mcdonald will speak there, the announcement just today. the exact date and time of his speech will not about el released. the convention begins august 27th and runs through the 30th in tampa. >>> and governor mcdonnell joins vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail in virginia tomorrow morning. they
. >> reporter: ryan and romney are appealing to younger voters, obama voters. >> this is a debate we want to have, this is a debate we need to have and this is a debate we're going to win. >> reporter: but distracting attention from medicare, romney today surprisingly revealed bottom lines from ten years of his tax returns, that he still won't release. >> every year i paid at least 13%, and if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity, why, the number never...
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does the romney campaign regret anything it's done to this point? >> oh, i think the fact that they took the focus off what they think could have been solely on the president, raising doubts or debates about how has he handled the arab spring, how has he managed this, the relationship with egypt. so in terms of crass political aspect of this, i think they do regret that they allowed themselves to become a focus for 48 hours rather than putting the focus on the president. so what's unclear now, lester, is do they try to simply get back to the economy, stop talking about foreign policy, let this sort of -- let the president deal with this crisis on his own, or do they try to use this moment to exert and show off what they believe would be a different vision on foreign policy? >> some would argue they've put all their eggs in one basket, the economic basket. but as we've seen time and time again, events can drive a political campaign. might that be the case here? might foreign policy end up dominating? >> it certainly could dominate between now and the
does the romney campaign regret anything it's done to this point? >> oh, i think the fact that they took the focus off what they think could have been solely on the president, raising doubts or debates about how has he handled the arab spring, how has he managed this, the relationship with egypt. so in terms of crass political aspect of this, i think they do regret that they allowed themselves to become a focus for 48 hours rather than putting the focus on the president. so what's unclear...
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. >> reporter: romney's gaffes got him into trouble before like a $10,000 bet during a debate and comment "corporations are people, too." all those remarks are why some conservatives are questioning whether he is ready to compete with barack obama. donald trump is injecting himself into the process again, making a major announcement some time tomorrow from here in vegas. >> peter alexander in las vegas, thanks. >>> now to the pentagon. there is big news about the war in afghanistan and the time table for withdrawal of american troops. jim miklazewski covering at the pentagon for us tonight. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. for the first time today, defense secretary leon panetta said the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan would officially be ended before the end of next year. that's a full year before all forces are scheduled to withdraw. americans instead would advise and train the afghan security forces. while this is a significant milestone in that ten-year war, it does not necessarily mean an end to all combat for u.s. forces. for example, they could still team up
. >> reporter: romney's gaffes got him into trouble before like a $10,000 bet during a debate and comment "corporations are people, too." all those remarks are why some conservatives are questioning whether he is ready to compete with barack obama. donald trump is injecting himself into the process again, making a major announcement some time tomorrow from here in vegas. >> peter alexander in las vegas, thanks. >>> now to the pentagon. there is big news about the...
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>> the number one thing you don't know about mitt romney. >> oprah is my half-sister. >> yeah, there you go. chris: well, guys, those two guys back to back right next to each other in presidential debate for an hour and a half three times, we'll get a really good look at them. will this change everything? >> those are the really important moments and we forget in all of the soup of this discussion of the daily event or the daily number, romney had some things going for him. he was a governor. look at the last three presidents of the united states who had two terms, reagan, bush, george w bush, and clinton, all governors. chris: i'm listening. when we come back, can president obama avoid a third middle east war in a dozen years and "scoops and predictions" from these top reporters. be right back. chris: welcome back, a "washington post/abc" poll gives president obama big marks over mitt romney on handling foreign policy. he gets 55% to romney's 38%. what could upset that lead? well war with iran and afghanistan, will the killing of americans over there over the koran burning ignite a
>> the number one thing you don't know about mitt romney. >> oprah is my half-sister. >> yeah, there you go. chris: well, guys, those two guys back to back right next to each other in presidential debate for an hour and a half three times, we'll get a really good look at them. will this change everything? >> those are the really important moments and we forget in all of the soup of this discussion of the daily event or the daily number, romney had some things going for...